Idiornis
genus · Oberholser 1899 · accepted · extinct
2 descendant taxa · 1 fossil sites · 1 formations · 1 countries
Lived when
Paleogene
48.07–41.03 million years ago
Found where
1 country
1 rock formations
Fossil record
1 sites
0 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 7 million years, from 48.07 to 41.03 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 41.03 million years old — that is roughly 137 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Idiornis was named in 1899 (Oberholser 1899) — 127 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 1 country and 1 named rock formations.
- This group contains 2 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).